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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for men and women by treatment group
| MEN | WOMEN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caffeinated | Decaffeinated | No Coffee | Caffeinated | Decaffeinated | No Coffee | |
| (N = 4) | (N = 4) | (N = 6 ) | (N = 10) | (N = 9) | (N = 9 ) | |
| Age (years) | 37.2 (3.5) | 35.0 (6.4) | 47.3 (18.4) | 40.0 (8.8) | 43.2 (16.6) | 38.4 (18.0) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 30.8 (1.9) | 29.5 (2.7) | 30.4 (1.3) | 28.4 (1.9) | 29.5 (2.2) | 29.2 (2.5) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 97.7 (7.3) | 102.9 (8.3) | 102.0 (6.8) | 85.9 (10.6) | 90.9 (7.8) | 88.3 (7.4) |
| Postmenopausal (n (%)) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 (20) | 5 (56) | 3 (33) |
| SHBG (nmol/L) | 21.4 (13.7, 33.5) | 19.5 (11.7, 32.5) | 29.3 (18.2, 47.3) | 52.6 (35.2, 78.6) | 42.9 (28.6, 64.2) | 38.1 (25.4, 57.0) |
| Testosterone (ng/dL) | 387.9 (303.6, 495.7) | 342.3 (259.0, 452.2) | 475.5 (356.2, 634.6) | 28.2 (19.2, 41.5) | 27.3 (18.1, 41.1) | 34.9 (23.2, 52.4) |
| Free testosterone (ng/dL) | 8.0 (6.2, 10.3) | 7.1 (5.3, 9.5) | 8.0 (5.9, 10.7) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.8) |
| Estradiol (pg/mL) | 24.0 (17.0, 33.8) | 21.7 (14.7, 32.1) | 26.2 (17.5, 39.3) | 47.4 (26.2, 85.8) | 34.8 (18.6, 65.2) | 47.7 (25.5, 89.4) |
| Free estradiol (pg/mL) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.7) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.4) | 0.5 (0.3, 1.0) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.5) |
| Testosterone : Estradiol | 16.2 (11.4, 23.0) | 15.8 (10.6, 23.5) | 18.1 (12.0, 27.4) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.2) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.6) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.5) |
| DHEAs (ng/mL) | 184.1 (113.7, 298.1) | 160.0 (92.4, 277.2) | 161.7 (96.8, 270.1) | 115.2 (82.7, 160.5) | 98.1 (69.0, 139.3) | 117.4 (82.7, 166.7) |
